Spring Training Economics

What spring training means economically for the communities that host it

The Economics

Spring training -- the six-week pre-season period when Major League Baseball teams conduct their preparation in either the Florida Grapefruit League or the Arizona Cactus League -- produces the specific economic activity for the host communities that the combination of team facility investment, visitor attendance, and hotel and restaurant spending generates. The economics have been a consistent driver of the competition between Florida and Arizona communities for team relocations.

The Community Investment

The community investment in spring training: the specific ballpark facilities that the host communities build or renovate to retain teams whose spring training presence they have come to depend on require the public investment that the team negotiations produce. The economic return on the public investment in spring training facilities is the accountability question that the economic impact studies -- commissioned by the parties who have an interest in large estimates -- address in ways that independent economists assess differently.

On Deck News Coverage

The On Deck News covers spring training economics because the accountability journalism of the baseball economics requires examining the specific public investment in the sport infrastructure and whether the investment produces the returns the communities are told it will.

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